The List

St Vincent's Chapel

St Vincent’s, a Scottish Episcopal (Anglican Communion) church, is in Edinburgh’s Northern New Town on its border with Stockbridge. A Gothic gem, St Vincent’s was built by the brothers John, William and James Hay of Liverpool and opened in 1857. The interior is adorned with modern heraldry from the time when it was also Hereditary Commandery of Lochore of the Military and Hospitaller Order of St Lazarus (1967--1996).

What's On @ St Vincent's Chapel

Possessive! The Musical!

Possessive! The Musical!

8 Aug 2026 - 14 Aug 2026

Wasatch Theater Company A demonic possession pop-punk comedy musical about learning to value the family you have, rather than the ‘perfect’ one you want. When teenage daughter Lisa accidentally summons a demon that possesses her little brother, parents Carl and Hannah decide this demon might actually be better behaved than their hellion son, and let him stay a while. But when the demon's minion reveals to Lisa that they have only one moon cycle to get the demon out or lose their son forever, it's a mad dash to get this hellspawn exorcised! Strobe lighting Age category: 12+
Solea – An Afternoon of Guitar

Solea – An Afternoon of Guitar

8 Aug 2026 - 9 Aug 2026

Solea An Afternoon of Guitar. Think Al Di Meola, Jesse Cook and Rodrigo y Gabriela. Gerry Magee and Dave Sim, two Scottish guitarists at the top of their game, bringing their virtuoso playing to the Edinburgh Fringe. Passionate playing and fiery showmanship in an intimate setting, this duo will have you on the edge of your seat. A must for music lovers and guitar aficionados alike. Doors strictly 15:30 for a 45-minute show. Grab your tickets while you still can! None
Piano Recital with Marc Corbett-Weaver 2026
Marc Corbett-Weaver (Piano) The acclaimed London-based, international classical pianist Marc Corbett-Weaver returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for a recital featuring Haydn's great London Sonata in E flat, Chopin's epic Fantasie and pieces by Debussy and Ravel. None
Sacred Arts Festival Exhibition ‘Bordering on the Sacred’ at St Vincent's Chapel Undercroft
David Grossart, Carol Marples Curated by Edinburgh artists David Grossart and Carol Marples, this exhibition draws on specially selected works from artists across Scotland using some of the boundaries of traditional Christian artefacts – church doorways, altarpiece frames, cloisters, prayerbook bindings – as a frame of reference within which to present freshly resonating figurative or abstract visual images. Some works available for sale. None Undercroft is accessed by outside steps
Whoever Has Ears To Hear

Whoever Has Ears To Hear

9 Aug 2026 - 15 Aug 2026

Errol McGlashan / Word On The Kerb A dramatic recital of the Gospel of Mark performed entirely from memory by South London-based actor and spoken word artist Errol McGlashan. The story follows Jesus’ ministry, teachings, parables, miracles, and the events leading to his death and resurrection, brought vividly to life through live performance and masterful storytelling. Every word resonates differently when spoken, every moment charged with presence and emotion. This performance of this timeless story, which has inspired art, music, literature and human thought for centuries, offers a captivating and thought-provoking experience for all audiences. None Age category: 12+
Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Vincent’s Chapel: A Hymn on Divine Musick – Britten's Baroque Songs
Sam Madden and Will Sims Sam Madden, tenor, and Will Sims, piano, conclude their critically acclaimed trilogy of recitals in the Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts with a concert of baroque song. Featuring works by Henry Purcell, JS Bach, William Croft, Pelham Humfrey, Jeremiah Clarke and John Blow, in their realisations for tenor and piano by Benjamin Britten. None
Bad Priest

Bad Priest

23 Aug 2026 - 30 Aug 2026

Ryan Sutherland In this electrifying one-man show, Netflix’s Ryan Sutherland (Bet, 2025) commands the stage in a tense, spiraling tale of a Catholic confession gone wrong. What starts as an act of repentance twists into a psychological duel where faith fractures and hidden truths claw their way to the surface. Through shifting voices and mounting intensity, Sutherland inhabits a world where the confession booth becomes a trap and the promise of forgiveness feels dangerously conditional. As the stakes rise and reality blurs, audiences are left breathless, questioning whether redemption is possible – or merely another illusion. Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes, Scenes of sexual violence, Strong language/swearing
Breathe: Five Arias That Saved My Life
Katy Lees A collision of storytelling, opera, virtuoso singing, inspiration, and audience collaboration. When soprano Katy Lees was given months to live, her defiant response was: 'Fine, I'll have 600 of them.' She had to decide: if she lived, would she ever sing again? Twenty years later, this rare survivor of mesothelioma tells her captivating story, featuring music that rescued her. This extraordinary one-woman show, told with humour and honesty, is her Fringe debut. 'Will tear you apart and put you back together again, with renewed faith in the compassion of human nature' (Audience Review). Audience participation, More information Brief use of strong language Age category: 14+
Piano Concertos by Candlelight: The Best of Mozart
Fringe Classics Sell-out Fringe 2025 pianist Matthew Shiel performs Mozart's best (and his choice favourite) piano concerto movements with his Candlelight Orchestra – from his first baby concerto to his last! Matthew will conduct his acclaimed Candlelight Orchestra from the piano as Mozart himself did for an unforgettable evening of musical elegance... Matthew Leigh Shiel has collaborated with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, His Majesty’s Royal Marine Band Scotland and has been broadcasted on BBC Radio 3 and Al Jazeera. Fringe Classics internationally five-star rated: \*\*\*\*\* (EdinburghGuide.com), \*\*\*\*\* (BingeFringe.com), \*\*\*\*\* (TheUpsideNews.com), \*\*\*\*\* (MissmandaMedia.com). None
Piano Concertos by Candlelight: Candlelight Baroque
Fringe Classics Sell-out Fringe 2025 pianist Matthew Leigh Shiel, \*\*\*\*\* (EdinburghGuide.com), performs JS Bach's electrifying Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor alongside acclaimed Italian film composer Dr Alfredo Caponnetto's thrilling new neo-baroque piano concerto with his Candlelight Orchestra – all by enchanting candlelight! Matthew Leigh Shiel is an award-winning pianist who has collaborated with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, His Majesty’s Royal Marine Band Scotland and has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and Al Jazeera. Fringe Classics internationally five-star rated: \*\*\*\*\* (EdinburghGuide.com), \*\*\*\*\* (BingeFringe.com), \*\*\*\*\* (TheUpsideNews.com), \*\*\*\*\* (MissmandaMedia.com). None
Candlelight Concerts: The Complete Mozart Piano Sonatas
Fringe Classics Sell-out Edinburgh Fringe 2025 pianist Matthew Leigh Shiel, (\*\*\*\*\* EdinburghGuide.com), performs the complete 19 Mozart piano sonatas across one festival – with wit, charm, humour and elegance! Matthew Leigh Shiel has collaborated with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Her Majesty's Royal Marine Band Scotland and has been broadcasted on BBC Radio 3 and Al Jazeera. Fringe Classics is an internationally rated company: \*\*\*\*\* (EdinburghGuide.co.uk), \*\*\*\*\* (BingeFringe.com), \*\*\*\*\* (UpsideAdelaide.com.au), \*\*\*\*\* (MissmandaMedia.com). None
Emma Miller: Live at St Vincent's Chapel
Emma Miller Scottish singer-songwriter Emma Miller travelled 4000 miles from Edinburgh to deepest Tennessee to record her debut album I Want to Be the Anchor last spring. Disillusioned with the experience of releasing music on streaming, the only way to hear the album in full is by owning it or witnessing her play live. A heart-wrenching performer, her songs will uncover something deep within you if her exquisitely soulful vocals don't floor you first. You can find the artist offering a one-off intimate show, behind the piano at St Vincent's Chapel this Fringe. None Age category: 14+
Lunchtime Recital for Two Flutes and Piano
Featuring flautists Kim Godley-Hendon and Julie Aitken and pianist Luca Jacobelli. An hour of some of the best loved Romantic works for two flutes and piano performed by Edinburgh based musicians in an informal concert setting. The concert will feature virtuosic music by Gabriel Faure, Franz Doppler, Frederic Chopin and other selected favourites with each piece introduced by the musicians from the stage.
Einaudi's Piano by Candlelight – Spirited Away
Sell-out Edinburgh Fringe 2025 pianist Matthew Leigh Shiel performs Studio Ghibli's Japanese anime Spirited Away, Ludovico Einaudi's top piano pieces and Philip Glass' hypnotic soundtrack for Oscar-winning film The Hours. Inspired by thought-provoking Japanese Zen stories and digital projections by acclaimed Chinese artist and Disney illustrator Yitong Shen to create an immersive musical experience designed to wind you down, bring a heightened state of consciousness and find musical enlightenment!
Debussy's Romantic Piano by Candlelight – Clair de Lune
Sell-out Fringe 2025 pianist Matthew Leigh Shiel, performs the most romantic piano pieces ever composed, exposing great composers' scandalous love affairs – all by enchanting candlelight! Find romantic inspiration with award-winning Italian film composer Alfredo Caponnetto who composes a new romantic piano piece for tonight’s show! Matthew Leigh Shiel has collaborated with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, His Majesty’s Royal Marine Band Scotland and has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and Al Jazeera.
Cirque du Piano

Cirque du Piano

8 Aug 2026 - 28 Aug 2026

Sell-out Fringe 2025 pianist Matthew Leigh Shiel, leads an experimental circus troupe performing finger-gymnastic music with three pianists playing one piano together! Assembled from award-winning alumni from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, our magnificent piano orchestra is a captivating spectacle pushing limits of what a piano can do! Programme includes toy piano (!) and six-hand arrangements of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Mozart's Rondo alla Turka, Scottish folk songs and a comic performance of Sousa's all-American Stars and Stripes Forever.
Princess Diana: The Musical

Princess Diana: The Musical

8 Aug 2026 - 22 Aug 2026

Sell-out Fringe 2025 director Matthew Leigh Shiel, leads an all-star and royal cast celebrating the inspirational life of Lady Diana Spencer. Featuring: Princess Di, King Charles, Queen Camilla, Paul Burrell, Martin Bashir and the dastardly Paparazzi! Tonight's performance combines the best of Scotland’s music theatre and operatic voices for a truly unforgettable royal performance.
Jazz Sessions by Candlelight: Rhapsody in Blue
Sell-out Fringe 2025 pianist Matthew Leigh Shiel, leads his acclaimed jazz band on a swinging, toe-tapping odyssey through blues, Berlin cabaret, ragtime and New York jazz piano improv with poignant storytelling by candlelight. Programme includes Joplin’s The Entertainer, Brubeck’s Take Five, 007 James Bond Theme, Gershwin’s showstopper Rhapsody in Blue and cabaret music by Jewish composer Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942) – who was murdered by the Third Reich for the "crime" of composing jazz.
Einaudis Piano by Candlelight – Spirited Away
An immersive musical experience inspired by Studio Ghibli’s anime Spirited Away, Einaudi's meditative piano pieces, and Japanese Zen stories Moonlight Concerts return to Edinburgh with a musical show inspired by Studio Ghibli’s anime Spirited Away, Ludovico Einaudi’s TOP10 most streamed piano pieces, and Philip Glass’ hypnotic soundtrack to the Academy award-winning film The Hours. Tonight's musical programme is accompanied by thought-provoking Japanese Zen Stories and a digital art exhibition and light installation designed by acclaimed Chinese artist and Disney illustrator Emma Yitong Shen – to create an immersive musical experience designed to relax and wind down, bring you into a heightened state of consciousness and find musical enlightenment.
Debussy’s Romantic Piano by Candlelight – ‘Clair de Lune’
Following their five star and sold-out show in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, "Matthew Shiel has ‘composed’ a most enchanting concert, relating amusing, enlightening stories to introduce each piece; his eloquent performance expresses a dramatic, emotional mood from sad and sorrowful to light-hearted and lyrical, oozing a joyful sense of romantic love." (★★★★★ Edinburgh Guide) "A ripping good yarn. Sim and Shiel both are masters of their crafts." (★★★★★ Binge Fringe Magazine) "Matthew Shiel shone" (★★★★ Three Weeks) Moonlight Concerts tour Brighton with a musical show inspired by the most romantic piano pieces ever composed and the mysterious masked balls of Venice. Tonight, we join acclaimed concert pianist and storyteller Matthew Shiel for a romantic tour of the piano as he exposes the secret love affairs of the great composer’s hearts that have shaped the history of classical music including: Chopin’s scandalous elopement with the French author George Sand and Brahms’ secret affair with his best friend’s wife, Clara Schumann. Tonight’s musical programme includes several of the most romantic piano pieces ever composed: Liszt’s Liebestraum, Schubert’s Serenade, Chopin’s Raindrop Prelude and Debussy’s Clair de Lune – performed by intimate candlelight. This concert will also feature a new romantic piece composed specially for tonight's artist by Matthew's Italian friend and composer Dr Alfredo Caponnetto – Notturno VI alongside a digital art exhibition and light installation designed by acclaimed Chinese artist and Disney illustrator Emma Yitong Shen – to create an immersive musical experience designed to fill you with romantic inspiration and open your heart to live and to love. PROGRAMME Liebestraum No.3 – Franz Liszt Novelette in E minor (after El amor brujo of Manuel de Falla) – Francis Poulenc Minuet in G (from Anna Magdalena Notebook of 1725) – Johann Sebastian Bach Barcarolle (from The Seasons Op. 37b) – Pyotr Tchaikovsky Intermezzo in A (Op.118, No. 2) – Johannes Brahms Lea-Rigg – Robert Burns (arranged for piano by Alexander Reinagle) Notturno VI – Alfredo Caponnetto ‘Raindrop’ Prelude in D-flat major (Op.28 No.15) – Frédéric Chopin Nocturne in F minor (Op.55 No.1) – Frédéric Chopin Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque) – Claude Debussy Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann (Op. 20) – Clara Schumann
Hans Zimmers: A Centenary Celebration of Film Music
Inspired by Interstellar, our show time-warps cinema history, intersplicing modern film music with silent cinematography with live music Inspired by the film Interstellar (2014), our show time-warps cinema history, intersplicing modern film music with silent cinematography as we travel through cinema history. With live music including Hans Zimmers film scores for Batman and Da Vinci Code; John Williams Jurassic Park, Jaws, Star Wars, Harry Potter and Schindlers List; Ennio Morricones Cinema Paradiso and Gabriels Oboe and Joe Hisashis Spirited Away and Howls Moving Castle. Includes digital cameos from Hollywood icons Charlie Chaplin and Greta Garbo. enlightening 5★★★★★ (EdinburghGuide) Moonlight can pride itself on designing an evening of authentic stories and skilful narration. 5★★★★★ (Corr Blimey) "artistic director Matthew Shiel shone (ThreeWeeks) 4★★★★ Matthew Shiel 'Matthew Shiel shone' (Three Weeks) and 'Matthew Shiel 'composed' a most enchanting concert. 5 stars!' (Edinburgh Guide) - reviewers are applauding Matthew for his unique, creative and fresh approach to music performance which push the boundaries of what a piano recital can be. Matthew Shiel is an award-winning concert pianist, Usher Hall and Live Music Now Scotland emerging artist who has performed at Usher Hall, The National Portrait Gallery of Scotland, St Giles' Cathedral (Edinburgh), The Glasshouse International Centre for Music (Newcastle) and Glasgow City Halls. Matthew is a graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and has collaborated with festivals including the ben Festival (Copenhagen), Music at Paxton (Berwick) and a sold-out show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Moonlight Moonlight is a performing arts company that creates immersive classical music experiences, concerts, shows and exhibitions. It celebrates interdisciplinary collaboration with writers and storytellers, visual artists, dancers and filmmakers (and beyond) to push the boundaries of what a classical concert can be and create the 'performance of the future.' Our aim is to make classical music appealing to the demands and expectations of a 21st Century audience and make classical music accessible for all.
Maestro!

Maestro!

12 Aug 2026 - 28 Aug 2026

Sell-out Fringe 2025 pianist Matthew Leigh Shiel, ★★★★★ (EdinburghGuide.com), collaborates with acclaimed playwright Alastair Sim ★★★★★ (CorrBlimey.com) for an experimental 'concert-play'. Featuring Beethoven's iconic piano pieces including Moonlight Sonata and Symphony No 5, Maestro breaks the boundaries of theatre and concert hall! Alastair Sim (Beethoven) is actor, novelist and fellow of the RSA. Matthew Leigh Shiel has collaborated with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Marine Band Scotland and broadcast BBC Radio 3 and Al Jazeera. Fringe Classics internationally five-star rated: ★★★★★ (EdinburghGuide.com), ★★★★★ (BingeFringe.com), ★★★★★ (TheUpsideNews.com), ★★★★★ (MissmandaMedia.com).
The Great Gatsby: Songs of 1920s and 30s (featuring Vera Lynn)
BBC Four star and Canadian singing sensation Patricia Hammond and sell-out Fringe 2025 pianist Matthew Leigh Shiel, ★★★★★ (EdinburghGuide.com), party like it's 1926! Inspired by Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, their fashion and musical programme recreate the golden age of art deco and jazz. Includes poignant remembrance of those who fell in WWII and the music of Vera Lynn. Count down our top 10 chart hits from the roaring twenties sung and played live! Fringe Classics internationally rated: ★★★★★ (EdinburghGuide.com), ★★★★★ (BingeFringe.com), ★★★★★ (TheUpsideNews.com), ★★★★★ (MissmandaMedia.com).
Hootenanny! – Scottish Folk Sessions by Candlelight
Sell-out Fringe 2025 Scots traditional pianist Matthew Leigh Shiel, ★★★★★ (EdinburghGuide.com), is joined by his acclaimed Lowlands folk band as we share haunting Hebridean Gaelic folk songs, rousing pipe marches and furious fiddles all by enchanting candlelight! Matthew is joined by Robert Burns' official pipe major and Scotlands best Scots singers and instrumentalists from Celtic Connections and BBC Proms. Features a heart-breaking rendition of The Corries' Flower of Scotland and Wild Mountain Thyme. Fringe Classics internationally five-star rated: ★★★★★ (EdinburghGuide.com), ★★★★★ (BingeFringe.com), ★★★★★ (TheUpsideNews.com), ★★★★★ (MissmandaMedia.com).
Piano Concertos by Candlelight: Rachmaninoff 2
Sell-out Fringe 2025 pianist Matthew Leigh Shiel, ★★★★★ (EdinburghGuide.com), performs Rachmaninoff's show-stopping Second Piano Concerto with the acclaimed Candlelight Orchestra by enchanting candlelight! Rachmaninoff's concerto (voted No 1 by Classic FM) erupts with sweeping passion and aching lyricism where every chord surges, shimmers and refuses to let go... Matthew Leigh Shiel has collaborated with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, His Majestys Royal Marine Band Scotland and been broadcasted on BBC Radio 3 and Al Jazeera. Fringe Classics internationally five-star rated: ★★★★★ (EdinburghGuide.com), ★★★★★ (BingeFringe.com), ★★★★★ (TheUpsideNews.com), ★★★★★ (MissmandaMedia.com).

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